Airing weekly on U.S. television’s Public Broadcasting System (PBS) network, the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens strives to be “an independent film festival in your living room,” according to PBS. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by filmmakers who take creative risks and find untold stories in unexpected places.
For many years, American sports films have focused on the never-say-die spirit that emerges in competition. The best sports films reveal how competitors “find another way” around overwhelming obstacles.
In Hollywood, California, home to the American movie industry, talented people from all over the world have found fame and fortune.
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